The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-03

The past season for rice was quite a success
full one; that is, so far as good crop was con
cerned. Although the crop was not large as
compared with other years, still, in quality it
one of the finest raised in many years.
The reason of the falling off in the aggregate
amount produced was the smaller acreage
planted. Last seasons experience fully exem-
plified the uncertainty of rice growing in the
South Atlantic States. The terrible storms and
rains of the season of 1885 caused heavy
losses, and short crop, in which planters
were very heavy losers: compelling some
of them to abandon rice culture whereas during
last season no better harvesting year was known
in the past thirty years, and all who planted
were successful and to some extent made
money. The July fpeshet was, of course, a sad
experience to a great many and resulted in a
loss in receipts of fully 900 bushels to this
market. The price of rice last season was com
paratively low, Notwithstanding the superior
quality of the grain. The reason of this was
obvious. The season opened with very heavy
stock, fully 30, 900 barrels, which had been car
ried over from the previous season at New
Orleans, and the immense crop of Louisiana
coming in so much earlier than the crop here
resulted in a gradual weakness in prices. Sep
TENDER opened with good rice at 464l3c.,
but by the close of the month
fell off, opening at 404Ac. for good, it closed at
3ss64c. November opened at 3Ss64c. for good,
closing at 3l6613Ac.,a clear reduction of Ac.
During December and January prices were
fairly well maintained and held steadily at 81
@334c. for good. In February they partially
recovered, but only to again fail off, and March
was ushered in at the old figures of 316@32c
for good, which remained TO its close. April
opened at fraction off, closing at 35s for good
In May prices Stiffened up somewhat, owing to
the Louisiana crop being pretty well marketed
and stocks scarcer, the month closing at 416c
fer good. June oped at 434c., and toward the
latter part of the month advanced NC, but it
closed at the opening price. July opened at 434c
for good, but closed at 59S054s4c. August opened
at 45a04S4c. for good, but prices rallied early
on the reports of the disastrous results of the
rains and freshets, and the month closed at 434c
full for good The Louisiana article has re-
ceved a decided impetus, owing TO the demand
from the Pacific coast, and as the most of that
rice was Of an interior grade it was in more de-
mand owing to its cheapneSS The trade of this
port was not interfered with to any extent in
mand for the rice of this section, owing to its
superior quality. It's cheapness last season
made it a good substitute for other food prod
ucts which were more expensive The receipts
at this port were fully 80, 900 bushels more re-
ceved than in the previous year, although the
owing to the decreased acreage. The prospects
for the coming season are very encouraging
that Is, SO far as values go-as the season opens
with no surplus stock anywhere, the total yield
having gone entirely into consumption. The
crop in Louisiana, it is believed will not be less
than Is per cent. short OF last years. while the
crop will be very much smaller in this section
owing to the destructive floods in the Savannah
river in August The first shipment of the new
crop has already been received and milled. but
it does not compare with the rice of last year,
either in grain or quality. Still, there is no APP
parent reason for lower prices.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT
OF Receipts and Shipments Of Rice at Sd.
Uditndh for the Year Ending Sept. I, 1887.